Khuenre

Khuenre (Khuenra) (fl. c. 2525 BC)^[2] was a Prince of ancient Egypt of the 4th Dynasty, named after the Sun god Ra.

Khuenre
Statue of prince Khuenre,[1] Boston, Massachusetts
Burial place	Tomb MQ 1 at Giza
Years active	c. 2525 BC
Parent	Khamerernebty II

Biography

He may have been a son of King Menkaure and was a son of his sister, Queen Khamerernebty II.^[2] He was a grandson of Khafre and Khamerernebty I and great-grandson of Khufu, the king who built the Great Pyramid of Giza.^[3][4]

He was a secretary and "sole companion of his father".^[5]

He was the eldest son of his parents, but he was not Menkaure’s successor as he predeceased him.^[6] Thus, Menkaure was succeeded by Shepseskaf.^[7]

Khuenre is buried in Menkaure’s cemetery (MQ 1). He is depicted as a young boy standing in front of his seated mother on the south wall.^[5]